Rejoicing returns to the school after the New Year’s break. The halls are full of anxious parents, bags, bikes. But in the countryside, in the true heart of the country, quietness floods the small classrooms with its silence.

Although for many people it predicts a hot day, today, in plain winter season, Pinar del Rio woke up under the effects of a mist. Not to think, but the fact of blurring the visible horizon, makes some take shelter under unmbrellas or cover their mouths and noses.